John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.
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The Battle of Balaclava took place during the Crimean War.
Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon.
Susan Smith murdered her two children and tried to pin on a made-up Black man.
Taylor Swift's third studio album 'Speak Now' was released. It won Billboard's 2011 Album of the Year.
London's last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.